"Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life."
Shirley MacLaine
as Aurora Greenway
Debra Winger
as Emma Greenway Horton
Jack Nicholson
as Garrett Breedlove
Danny DeVito
as Vernon Dahlart
Jeff Daniels
as Flap Horton
John Lithgow
as Sam Burns
Lisa Hart Carroll
as Patsy Clark
Betty King
as Rosie Dunlop
Huckleberry Fox
as Teddy Horton
Troy Bishop
as Tommy Horton
Shane Serwin
as Younger Tommy Horton
Megan Morris
as Melanie Horton
Tara Yeakey
as Baby Melanie
Norman Bennett
as Edward Johnson
Jennifer Josey
as Young Emma
Kate Charleson
as Janice
Tom Wees
as Dr. Budge
Paul Menzel
as Dr. Maise
F. William Parker
as Doctor
Amanda Watkins
as Meg
Buddy Gilbert
as Dr. Ratcher
David Wohl
as Phil
Shelley K. Nielsen
as Nurse
Bette Croissant
Charles Beall
as Rudyard's Employer
Lelise Folse
as Doris
Sharisse Baker-Bernard
as Lee Anne
Judy Dickerson
as Checkout Girl
Devon O'Brien
as Lizbeth
Dana Vance
as Victoria
Alexandra O'Karma
as Jane
Nancy Mette
as Woman at Party
Holly Holmberg Brooks
as T.J.
Lear Levin
as Jack Stern
Albert Brooks
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Lanier Whilden
as Patsy's Mother
Helen Stauffer
as Flap's Secretary
Barbara Balik
as Woman
Michelle Watkins
John C. Conger
as Moving Man
Sandra Newkirk
as Mrs. Johnson
Elaine McGown
as Herself
Mary Kay Place
as Doris (voice)
Michael Gore
Original Music Composer
Richard Marks
Editor
James L. Brooks
Screenplay
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director of Photography
Larry McMurtry
Novel
Producer
Director
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
First Assistant Editor
Martin Jurow
Co-Producer
Kristi Zea
Costume Design
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Penney Finkelman Cox
Austen Jewell
Unit Production Manager
Anthony Mondell
Set Decoration
Billy Miller
Key Grip
John J. Rutchland Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Tom Pedigo
Norval D. Crutcher
Supervising Sound Editor
Rosemary Dorsey
Script Supervisor
Michael McDuffee
Transportation Coordinator
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Harold Michelson
Art Direction
Juliet Taylor
James R. Alexander
Sound Mixer
Sandy Veneziano
Set Designer
Paula Herold
Casting Associate
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Steven Hiller
Second Assistant Camera
Dustin Blauvelt
First Assistant Camera
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director
Richard A. Villalobos
Leadman
Kaye Pownall
Hairstylist
Terry E. Lewis
Property Master
Bron Roylance
Marty P. Ewing
Second Assistant Director
Dusty Wallace
Gaffer
Don Reddy
Camera Operator
Cecelia Hall
Sound Editor
Joanne D'Antonio
George Watters II
Larry Singer
Dialogue Editor
Stephen Stalheim
Apprentice Sound Editor
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Barbara Fallick Marks
Andrew Patterson
Bruce Fortune
Sound Assistant
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Jerry Rosenthal
Rick Kline
Samuel C. Crutcher
Terry Lynn Allen
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Polly Platt
Production Design